Michigan, SMU Reportedly to Play in 2014/2015

A report surfaced Monday indicating Michigan basketball has agreed to a home and home series with SMU in 2014/2015. Details on the new non-conference opponent inside.

John Beilein’s Wolverines will be young and inexperienced heading into next season but an already difficult non-league schedule should help Michigan’s freshmen in a baptism by fire scenario.

Michigan reportedly has another non-conference opponent for the upcoming 2014/2015 season as CBSSports.com’s Jon Rothstein tweeted the Wolverines have agreed to a home-and-home series with Larry Brown and SMU:

SMU and Michigan will begin a home and home series beginning 12/20/14 in Ann Arbor, sources told @CBSSports. Return game in Dallas in 2015.

The addition of SMU further bolsters and solidifies Michigan’s non-conference schedule as one of the toughest in the country with a trip to Arizona, a home duel with Syracuse for the B1G/ACC Challenge, and a Legends Classic Tournament that includes the likes of Oregon, VCU, and Villanova.

Rothstein also tweeted Michigan is added to a non-conference schedule for SMU that’s pretty difficult in it’s own right with trips to TCU and Indiana, as well as a home date with the Arkansas Razorbacks.

The Dec. 20 date with SMU at Crisler Center will be a homecoming of sorts for Coach Larry Brown who coached the Detroit Pistons for two seasons between 2003 and 2005, winning the NBA championship in 2004.

In 2013-14, SMU finished 27-10 overall including a 12-6 mark in conference play, winning a non-conference match-up with eventual National Champion Connecticut before ending their season with a loss to Minnesota in the NIT.

Off the court, Michigan and SMU were at one point recruiting the same point guard in 2015 Corona (Calif.) Centennial’s Sedrick Barefield, before Barefield committed to the Mustangs this winter.

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\r\n\t\t\tOff the court, Michigan and SMU were at one point recruiting the same point guard in 2015 Corona (Calif.) Centennial’s Sedrick Barefield, before Barefield committed to the Mustangs this winter.

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John Beilein’s Wolverines will be young and inexperienced heading into next season but an already difficult non-league schedule should help Michigan’s freshmen in a baptism by fire scenario.

Michigan reportedly has another non-conference opponent for the upcoming 2014/2015 season as CBSSports.com’s Jon Rothstein tweeted the Wolverines have agreed to a home-and-home series with Larry Brown and SMU:

SMU and Michigan will begin a home and home series beginning 12/20/14 in Ann Arbor, sources told @CBSSports. Return game in Dallas in 2015.

The addition of SMU further bolsters and solidifies Michigan’s non-conference schedule as one of the toughest in the country with a trip to Arizona, a home duel with Syracuse for the B1G/ACC Challenge, and a Legends Classic Tournament that includes the likes of Oregon, VCU, and Villanova.

Rothstein also tweeted Michigan is added to a non-conference schedule for SMU that’s pretty difficult in it’s own right with trips to TCU and Indiana, as well as a home date with the Arkansas Razorbacks.

The Dec. 20 date with SMU at Crisler Center will be a homecoming of sorts for Coach Larry Brown who coached the Detroit Pistons for two seasons between 2003 and 2005, winning the NBA championship in 2004.

In 2013-14, SMU finished 27-10 overall including a 12-6 mark in conference play, winning a non-conference match-up with eventual National Champion Connecticut before ending their season with a loss to Minnesota in the NIT.

Off the court, Michigan and SMU were at one point recruiting the same point guard in 2015 Corona (Calif.) Centennial’s Sedrick Barefield, before Barefield committed to the Mustangs this winter.